Even more ABC on the Ah-lympics

["Alan Bradley" <alanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This Bulletin: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 12:22 AEDT 

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Tape reveals police mocked WEF protesters

Melbourne police have been caught on tape deriding the protesters at the
World Economic Forum.

The officers were recorded having an exchange about a group of streakers.

On the the final day of the three-day forum, the streakers attempted to
lighten what had often been a series of violent confrontations between
police and protesters.

One Melbourne resident with a home scanner recorded a police conversation.

"We have a series of streakers running northbound outside of the Crown
Casino," one police officer said.

When one officer asked if the streakers were female, another officer said:
"sorry... they are all male" and another suggested "spray their genitals
with capsicum spray".

The person who recorded the audio says it then took police half an hour to
find a van to take the naked men away.

Victoria police have been contacted, but have not yet responded to this
recording.